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Let Go Of Whatever Makes You Stop (Revised)
$12.99Add to cartGo From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be!
HOLD ON! You’re on the verge of discovering new momentum for your life. God wants you to let go of whatever makes you stop.
In this book you’ll find 52 new nuggets of truth that will break down the barriers to excellence in your life.
THINK ABOUT IT..
* Don’t belittle … be big
* Impatience is one big “get-ahead ache
* Bite off more than you can chew
* Constantly frustrate tradition with your creativity and imagination
* Stay out of your own way
* When you’re trying to be like someone else, the best you can be is number two
* Paths without obstacles don’t lead anywhereJOHN MASON’s practical principles, scriptural motivation and Godly wisdom will put unfulfilled dreams where they belong – out of your life!
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Hospital Visitation Manual
$24.99Add to cartThis book is written primarily to enable the working pastor to become more effective in giving spiritual care both at home and in the hospital. The first four chapters of this manual will help you get acquainted with the hospital community and learn steps in visiting the sick. It also explains the pastor’s role with the sick and the patient’s relationship to the illness. Part two of this manual offers guidelines on pastoral care for specific types of patients; Aids patient, Burn patient, Cancer patient, Coronary patient, etc. The last part deals with services, prayers, poems, hymns, and selected Scripture passages.
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Navigator Bible Studies Handbook
$16.99Add to cartWhy rely on someone else’s study notes when you can unearth the Bible’s treasures on your own? This revised and updated handbook from the Navigators will equip you with indispensable skills for a lifetime of reflection on the Word. You’ll learn the principles for effective inductive study and time-tested methods like ABC Bible study, question & answer study, verse analysis, and much more. Includes reproducible forms.
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Growing Strong In The Seasons Of Life
$18.99Add to cart12 Chapters
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What season of life are you in? Are you experiencing a winter of discouragement blowing like an icy wind through your soul? Or do you feel the exuberance of spring renewal, the lazy warmth of summer rest? Perhaps the winds of change have brought an autumn of reflection in your heart. Chuck Swindoll offers 144 devotional readings that take you through each season of the year, challenging and encouraging you to discover what’s truly important in your own life.Take time to deepen your roots in the soil of God’s love and grace. Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life is a devotional companion that helps you grow closer to God through every season of life, in every condition of the heart.
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They Cried To The Lord
$39.00Add to cart”Exceptionally fine work for both the church and academy. There are innumerable quotations from the prayer texts themselves plus commentary; reflections on Christian faith, life, and thought; the refusal to evade difficult theological issues,”—Presbyterian Outlook.
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Christians And The New Creation
$29.00Add to cartIn this major thematic work, senior scholar Paul Minear examines the Genesis motifs that are echoed in numerous parts of the New Testament. By doing so, Minear links the story of the old creation with the story of the new creation as he examines the language of beginnings–creation, fall, and curse–found in both testaments. Minear concludes that there is a need to reexamine the legacy of the old creation in order to understand and value the gift of the new creation.
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Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe
$19.99Add to cart“This is the land of Narnia,” said the Faun, “where we are now; all that lies between the lamp-post and the great castle of Ciar Paravel on the eastern sea. And you — you have come from the wild woods of the west?” “I — I got in through the wardrobe in the spare room,” said Lucy. What begins as a simple game of hide-and-seek quickly turns into the adventure of a lifetime when Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy walk through the wardrobe and into the land of Narnia. There they find a cold, snow-covered land frozen into eternal winter by the evil White Witch. All who challenge her rule are turned into stone. Narnia, once filled with all manner of talking Beasts, Dwarfs, Giants, and Fauns is now a dark, joyless wasteland. The children can only hope that Aslan, the Great Lion, will return to Narnia and restore beauty and peace to the land. But will the power of Aslan be enough to conquer the dark magic of the White Witch?
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Chronicles Of Narnia Boxed Set
$75.93Add to cartThe Chronicles Of Narnia
Book One / The Magician’s Nephew
Book Two / The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Book Three / The Horse And His Boy
Book Four / Prince Caspian
Book Five / The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
Book Six / The Silver Chair
Book Seven / The Last BattleAdditional Info
This Boxed Set includes all seven novels in the series: The Magician’s Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Last Battle. -
Magicians Nephew
$10.99Add to cart15 Chapters
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The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure.NARNIA…where the woods are thick and cool, where Talking Beasts are called to life…a new world where the adventure begins.
Digory and Polly meet and become friends one cold, wet summer in London. Their lives burst into adventure when Digory’s Uncle Andrew, who thinks he is a magician, sends them hurtling to…somewhere else. They find their way to Narnia, newborn from the Lion’s song, and encounter the evil sorceress Jadis before they finally return home.
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1-2 Chronicles : NRSV And NIV (Revised)
$13.99Add to cartOffers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systematically, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Prince Caspian
$9.99Add to cartNarnia . . . the land between the lamp-post and the castle of Cair Paravel, where animals talk, where magical things happen . . . and where the adventure begins. Peter, Susan Edmund and Lucy are returning to boarding school when they are summoned from the dreary train station (by Susan’s own magic horn) to return to the land of Narnia — the land where they had ruled as kings and queens and where their help is desperately needed.
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Jesus In Contemporary Scholarship
$40.95Add to cartProfessor Borg, a nationally known Jesus scholar, offers an accessible guide through the growing maze of literature and research on Jesus. A welcome resource for libraries and researchers, the book focuses on the renaissance in Jesus studies in the 1980s, examines issues in contemporary Jesus research, and reveals how current research may help rethink Jesus’ identity.
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Finneys Systematic Theology (Expanded)
$45.00Add to cartTrue to Scripture, true to reason, and true to life.
Discover why these writings have been the impetus for revivals around the world.
Students of revival agree that Charles Grandison Finney spearheaded one of America’s greatest revivals and influenced the course of history. Church rolls swelled in the wake of Finney’s revivals. He is often directly or indirectly credited with the conversions of around 500,000 people.
Finney’s theological convictions were born in the fires of revival and shaped by a keen lawyer’s mind committed to the full authority of the Bible. He gave his life to promote: “The return to and practice of Biblical Christianity in the power of the Holy Spirit for the sake of God’s kingdom and glory.” The distinctive truths that Finney preached brought such a deep conviction of sin that today’s church does well when it studies his position on the moral government of God, the nature of man, the atonement, sovereignty, attributes of love, unity of moral action and regeneration.
This expanded volume represents the complete 1878 edition, two lectures of truth from the earlier 1847 and 1851 editions, a comprehensive introduction from L.G. Parkhurst, Jr., plus appendixes, a glossary, and a scripture index.
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Hebrews : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cartBASIC BIBLE COMMENTARY VOLUME 27: HEBREWS by Leonard T. Wolcott Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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1-2 Timothy Titus And Philemon (Revised)
$13.99Add to cart“From the Publisher:” BASIC BIBLE COMMENTARY VOLUME 26: FIRST AND SECOND TIMOTHY, TITUS, AND PHILEMON by Walter P. Weaver Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary. Can also be purchased as a set: Stock number 7008166, Old Testament Set, 16 volumes Stock number 7006821, New Testament Set, 13 volumes
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Narratives Of A Vulnerable God
$39.00Add to cartWilliam Placher confronts challenging questions: Does a theology with a male savior inevitably contribute to the oppression of women? Does a theology with a suffering saviour valorize suffering in a way that only makes it likely to continue? Is a theology that identifies one human figure as the self-revelation of God, the unique savior, somehow intrinsically unfair to and oppressive of adherents of other religious traditions? Placher also deals with the issue of how the Christian community should function in contemporary American society and the academic world.
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Winds Of The Spirit
$55.00Add to cartTheology, if it is to be a dynamic force in the world and not a lifeless relic, needs to be a continual process of reinterpretation, says Peter Hodgson. This sweeping reconstruction of theology in the postmodern period is a return to the process of continual theological revisioning through a systematic theology that has seemingly been abandoned by postmodern thinkers.
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Christian Theology : An Introduction To Its Traditions And Tasks (Revised)
$39.00Add to cartThis book is a collaboration of contributors who met in a Workgroup on Constructive Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity School to create a work that would (1) introduce the student of theology to the Christian tradition by setting forth in brief compass its primary shape and substance and (2) to pose the issues for systematic theology in the present day. It presents from a liberal perspective an introduction to Theology in the following areas: Method, Scripture and Tradition, God, Revelation, Creation and Providence, Human being, Sin and Evil, Christ and Salvation, The Church, The Sacraments, The Spirit and Christian Life, The Kingdom of God and Life Everlasting and The Religions.
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On Religion : Speeches To Its Cultured Despisers
$55.00Add to cartThis seminal work by the great Protestant theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher was first published in 1799 and quickly became a classic apologetic work. This reissue of the Oman translation presents the definitive third edition of the German original and makes this important text available again to students and scholars who wish to gain insight into the development of contemporary Protestant thought.
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Is Jesus The Only Savior
$16.99Add to cart1. Is Jesus the Only Savior?
2. The Early Stage of John Hick’s Pluralism
3. The Second Stage of Hick’s Pluralism
4. Reason, Truth, and Religious Pluralism
5. Pluralism and the Christian Understanding of Jesus Christ
6. Final Thoughts on Hick’s Pluralism
7. An Introduction to Inclusivism
8. Inclusivism and Theology
9. Inclusivism and the Bible
10. Some Remaining Questions
11. Why I Am Not an Inclusivist192 Pages
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1. Is Jesus the Only Savior?
2. The Early Stage of John Hick’s Pluralism
3. The Second Stage of Hick’s Pluralism
4. Reason, Truth, and Religious Pluralism
5. Pluralism and the Christian Understanding of Jesus Christ
6. Final Thoughts on Hick’s Pluralism
7. An Introduction to Inclusivism
8. Inclusivism and Theology
9. Inclusivism and the Bible
10. Some Remaining Questions
11. Why I Am Not an Inclusivist192 Pages
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What Is Scripture
$39.00Add to cartIntroduction: Presenting The Issue
A Particular Example, To Illustrate
Scripture As Form And Concept: Historical Background
The True Meaning Of Scripture: The Qur’an As An Example
The Bible In Jewish Life?
The Hindu Instance
The Buddhist Instance
The Classics: Chinese And Western
Brief Further Considerations
Conclusion: Scripture And The Human ConditionNotes
Acknowledgments
IndexAdditional Info
“Scripture” is no longer an absolute. In the last two centuries, as Westerners have become more keenly conscious of the flatly historical character of their own biblical documents, they have also realized the normative function of scripture in other traditions.W. C. Smith’s vastly erudite work asks how it is that certain texts have so seeped into human life – in a rich, complex, and powerful way – as to be deemed sacred. Examining the history and use of scripture in the world’s major religious traditions, he shows how and why scripture continues to carry momentous and at times appalling power in human affairs.
In the end, Smith’s creative proposal is valuable not only for showing what it means to hold a text as sacred, or to treasure another’s scripture, but also for the light it sheds in a troubled culture on what it means to be human.
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Doing Theology In Todays World
$29.99Add to cartThis volume focuses on a central question: What does a person need to know for developing a theology? In other words, this book will not only answer objections lodged against the study of theology, but will explain to students, pastors, and laypersons alike what a theologian actually does. It will also present different approaches to the study of theology and review the present status of theological reflection in various Protestant, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic traditions. In the first section of the book evangelical Protestant scholars describe the contributions various disciplines make to the study of theology. In the next section, evangelical Protestant scholars explain the distinctives of their approaches to doing theology. In the third part, theologians who do not identify with evangelical Protestant convictions seek to explain the distinctives of their approaches to doing theology. In the final section, Dr. Kantzer provides a summary analysis of how he does theology and interacts critically with a number of essays in this volume.
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Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe
$9.99Add to cart17 Chapters
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They open a door and enter a world.NARNIA…the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy…the place where the adventure begins.
Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor’s mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.
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Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe
$9.99Add to cart17 Chapters
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They open a door and enter a world.
NARNIA … the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy … the place where the adventure begins.Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor’s mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.
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Chronicles Of Narnia Set
$139.63Add to cart1. The Magician’s Nephew
2. The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe
3. The Horse And His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last BattleAdditional Info
This Collection includes all seven novels in the series in the Jacketed Hardcover Format. Titles are: The Magician’s Nephew; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Last Battle. -
1-2 Corinthians : NRSV And NIV (Revised)
$13.99Add to cartBASIC BIBLE COMMENTARY VOLUME 23: FIRST AND SECOND CORINTHIANS by Norman P. Madsen Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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1-2 Samuel : NRSV And NIV (Revised)
$13.99Add to cart“From the Publisher:” BASIC BIBLE COMMENTARY VOLUME 5: FIRST AND SECOND SAMUEL by Frank Johnson Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary. Can also be purchased as a set: Stock number 7008166, Old Testament Set, 16 volumes Stock number 7006821, New Testament Set, 13 volumes
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New Bible Commentary (Revised)
$70.00Add to cartThe classic one-volume commentary is now even better! Features introductions, outlines, and section-by-section commentary for each Bible book—51 are new and the remaining 15 are substantially revised. Renowned evangelical scholars also respond to the latest developments in biblical history and literature with seven insightful new articles. Includes more than 50 new maps and diagrams!
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Workbook Of Living Prayer (Workbook)
$16.99Add to cartIn over two decades, nearly half a million persons have been reawakened to prayer by using The Workbook of Living Prayer. One of the best-selling groups resources ever published, this workbook teaches us to pray in a simple, practical way. Updated and revised, this six-week, personal adventure in prayer will strengthen a new generation of prayers as well as those who have used it before.
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1-2 Kings : NRSV And NIV (Revised)
$13.99Add to cartBASIC BIBLE COMMENTARY VOLUME 6: FIRST AND SECOND KINGS by Linda B. Hinton Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Healing Touch
$31.00Add to cartIn this helpful book, the author shows how clergy, friends, and congregations can reclaim the ancient practice of healing touch. He presents biblical principles that encourage wholesome behavior and protect against unhealthy touch. He provides a model for reflecting on touch in pastoral care, offers case studies that demonstrate how and when clients should be referred to body-work therapies, and provides congregations with guidance in designing appropriate healing services that include laying on of hands.
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Giving Birth
$40.00Add to cartThe birth of a child is important in the lives of women, families, and communities. But as a metaphor for pastoral practice, it is a sadly underdeveloped theme in theology and ministry. The author offers a remedy for this lack with this unique work, urging the incorporation into worship of Scripture with allusions to birthing–which would enliven the church’s theology.
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Islam : A Challenge For Christianity
$25.00Add to cartBosnia / Smail Balic? — Africa / Patrick D. Gaffney — Women in Islam and Christianity / Riffat Hassan — Indonesia / Judo Poerwowidagdo — Islam, the one and the many / John Renard — The threat of Islam / John L. Esposito – Is Islam threatened by Christianity? / Mohammed Arkoun — Tawhi?d / V.J. Cornell — The challenge of Islamic monotheism / A. Gonza?lez Montes — Human rights in Islam / Mahmud Gamal-ad-din — The 1981 ‘Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights’ / Heiner Bielefeldt — Is Islamic revelation an abrogation of Judaeo-Christian revelation? / Abdulaziz Sachedina — Christianity – challenged by Islam / Gerhard Bo?wering – The abrogation of Judaism and Christianity in Islam / Jane Dammen McAuliffe — World peace – world religions – world ethic / Hans Ku?ng.
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Days Are Surely Coming Cycle C
$12.95Add to cartIn Bethlehem the rules are different. We get by giving. We win by losing. We live by dying. These are principles set forth by a God who comes to us, not under Herod’s golden crown, but Jesus’ thorny crown, not with legions of soldiers, but legions of angels, not in great Jerusalem, but in tiny Bethlehem. Let us begin our journey there. From the Advent 3 sermon
Robert A. Hausman writes that once again in Advent, we tell Israel’s story of hope against hope. We believe the promise of a shoot coming forth from a dead stump, of a king who executes justice.
“In faith we are ready to be called by the name, ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’ We remember not only the promise, but also the fulfillment,” says the author.
The 17 sermons in this book are based on the First Lesson texts primarily from Isaiah and Jeremiah. The sermons follow the Revised Common Lectionary.
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Philippians-2 Thessalonians
$13.99Add to cartOffers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Sex For Christians (Revised)
$28.99Add to cartConsidered one of the definitive statements on sex and sexuality from a Christian perspective, Sex for Christians offers frank yet compassionate discussion that is at once refreshingly open-minded and strongly biblical. This edition adds discussions of AIDS and talk of “safe sex”, cohabitation, homosexuality, and the need to develop Christian strategies regarding sex.
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Micah-Malachi : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cartOffers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Ezekiel And Daniel
$13.99Add to cart“From the Publisher:” Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati-cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Jeremiah-Lamentations : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cartOffers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Job : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cartJOB by Gregory Weeks Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Joshua-Ruth : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cartOffers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Acts : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cartThe Acts volume of the Basic Bible Commentary series offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systematically, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Ezra Nehemiah And Esther
$13.99Add to cartFrom the Publisher:” BASIC BIBLE COMMENTARY VOLUME 8: EZRA, NEHEMIAH AND ESTHER by Brady N. Whitehead, Jr. Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Covenant : Gods Purpose Gods Plan
$15.99Add to cartAs one of the most prominent themes in Scripture, the covenant is crucial to all Christian theological systems, from dispensationalism to covenant theology to theonomy to liberation theology. One would think that by now all controversies have been exhausted, but an issue of this magnitude can never finally be laid to rest. Because disagreements persist, there is room for yet another attempt to study the covenant and improve our understanding of it. This book proposes that the path toward an evangelical consensus is not to be found in building another modified systematic theology, but in a biblical theology approach. Grounded in this approach, John Walton’s perspective is that while the covenant is characteristically redemptive, formulated along the lines of ancient treaties, and ultimately soteric, it is essentially revelatory. This view in turn has implications regarding the continuity or discontinuity of the covenant phases, the conditionality of the covenant, and our understanding of the people of God. And this ultimately affects the way the Old Testament is preached and taught. Walton’s thesis is an important contribution to the discussion of the covenant and the attempts to find common ground among evangelicals of diverse theological traditions.
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Economic Empowerment Through The Church
$24.99Add to cartThe Kingdom of God is not only spiritual — it is intensely practical. The church today must move beyond its traditional role if it is to truly fulfill its mission. It can no longer respond only to spiritual needs and speak only to people’s hearts. The church is called to be a force for change in the world, especially where the needs are greatest: the inner-city neighborhoods where crime, violence, and unemployment are the order of the day. Economic Empowerment Through the Church is a practical book that shows churches how to become a force for revitalization in their community by means of “economic empowerment”– by becoming involved in the everyday, economic life of their communities. It shows churches how to structure themselves, how to avoid tax problems, what businesses they can operate without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status, and step-by-step guidelines for implementing ancillary operations such as real estate, day care centers, drug abuse rehabilitation centers, housing projects, and others. The book includes checklists that help churches avoid missing crucial steps, as well as sample documents and forms.
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James-Jude : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cartOffers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Healing : For Christians Who Have Been Crucified By Christians
$10.95Add to cartExquisite Agony, formerly titled Crucified By Christians, is a beautiful and wholly unique book which points the wounded Christian to healing and to full restoration, even to triumph and ascension. If you have ever experienced unjust treatment from another believer, this monumental literary work is for you. From exquisite agony your life can enter into that of resurrection.
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Out Of The Cults And Into The Church
$20.99Add to cart10 Chapters
222 PagesAdditional Info
There are plenty of books that tell you what a particular cult believes. “Out Of The Cults And Into The Church” shows you the turmoil and adjustments that former cult members experience as they grow in Christian faith and come to terms with bilical truth. Drawing upon the composite experiences of former cult members from Mormonism, the Unification Church, Hare Krishnas, and her own experience, Janis Hutchinson provides a one-of-a-kind counseling tool for pastors, counselors, and friends seeking to understand and help both former cult members and active cult members who are “investigating” evangelical Christianity. “Out Of The Cults And Into The Church” answers the difficult questions faced by all who have left cults and those who counsel them. -
Nonfoundationalism
$15.00Add to cartNot so much as a movement or school as an emerging consensus about philosophical criteria of truth and reality, nonfoundationalism is the critical impulse associated with the work of Richard Rorty, Richard Berstein, and others. Increasingly its critique of the search for sure and impregnable foundations shapes the fundamental commitments that gird contemporary theology. John Thiel here assays a careful exploration of its assumptions and convictions, as well as ways nonfoundationalism has influenced contemporary theology.
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Also A Mother
$24.99Add to cartAs the twentieth century closes, the cry for equality between the sexes is provoking unprecedented conflicts between women and men in the workplace and in the family. Women of all colors and classes continue to carry out an enormous amount of indispenable, unrenumerated caring labor, which at once undergirds and is peripheral to human life, as men have defined it and therefore without value. Also a Mother protests this defined it, and therefore without value. Also a Mother protests this definition of work and value, and claims that beneath the everyday scuffles over gender roles and child care lies an essential religious crisis of work and love. Drawing on her situation as seminary professor and mother of three sons, Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore argues that Christian ideals of mother self-sacrifice and fatherly hard work, as they have been interpreted by church tradition and promoted in society at large, not only fail the lives of many people today, but misrepresent both the intent of God’s creation and the promise of the gospel message itself. She asks: How might theological doctrines of love, self sacrifice, creation, procreation, vocation, and community better respond to women and men who want to work in fulfilling ways and to love in intimate relationships, including those that involve raising children?
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Revelation : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cartOffers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Galatians And Ephesians
$13.99Add to cartBASIC BIBLE COMMENTARY VOLUME 24: GALATIANS AND EPHESIANS by Earl S. Johnson Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Luke : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cart: “From the Publisher:” BASIC BIBLE COMMENTARY VOLUME 19: LUKE by Orion N. Hutchinson Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systemati- cally, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Hosea-Jonah : NRSV And NIV
$13.99Add to cartHOSEA, JOEL, AMOS, OBADIAH, AND JONAH by James E. Sargent Offers teachers and students a concise yet rich resource for increasing biblical understanding. Based on the NRSV and NIV Bible translations; covers every book systematically, verse by verse. Includes maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary.
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Theological Hermeneutics : Development And Significance
$35.00Add to cartA comprehensive introduction to the history and significance of hermeneutical thinking in theology. Discusses text interpretation throughout history and the significance of text linguistics in a modern and postmodern context.
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Isaiahs Vision And The Family Of God
$45.00Add to cartThis timely series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.
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Graeco Roman Setting
$58.99Add to cartThe Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting locates the Book of Acts within various regional and cultural settings in the eastern Mediterranean. These studies draw on recent archaeological fieldwork and epigraphic discoveries to describe the key cities and provinces within the Roman Empire. The relevant societal aspects of these regions, such as the Roman legal system, Roman religion, and the problem of transport and travel, all help contextualize the Book of Acts.
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Parables As Subversive Speech
$48.00Add to cartWilliam Herzog shows that the focus of the parables was not on a vision of the glory of the reign of God but on the gory details of the way oppression served the interests of the ruling class. The parables were a form of social analysis, as well as a form of theological reflection. Herzog scrutinizes their canonical form to show the distinction between its purpose for Jesus and for evangelists. To do this, he uses the tools of historical criticism, including form criticism and redaction criticism.
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Hot Illustrations For Youth Talks
$22.99Add to cartYour search for lively, effective illustrations to spice up your youth talks is over. Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks is here! Veteran youth worker and nationally-known speaker Wayne Rice has carefully selected and crafted 100 of the best stories, parables and anecdotes available anywhere.
Rice has assembled this collection of illustrations from his personal files and from the files of some of youth ministry’s best speakers, including:
Tony Campolo, Ray Johnston, Les Christie, Rick Bundschuh, Chap Clark, Ken Kageler, Dewey Bertolini, Mike Yaconellie and many more.These illustrations cover the spectrum-some will make you laugh, some will make you cry, and all of them will make you think. What they all have in common is that they work with teenagers. They’re just the thing to give your youth talks that extra spark you’re looking for.
You’ll love what Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks will do for your youth talks. And your kids will love you for it!
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Creative Bible Lessons From The Life Of Christ
$22.99Add to cartDo you want to teach solid Biblical truth to your kids without their eyes glazing over as soon as you say “open your Bibles”? Now you can, with Creative Bible Lessons on the Life of Christ. Veteran youth worker and Bible teacher Doug Fields has crafted 12 lively, ready-to-use lessons that actually make it fun to dig into Scripture. Fields utilizes creative learning techniques to spark your kids’ interest and keep them actively involved in each lesson, including: – Learning games . . . – Hilarious handouts – Art projects anyone can do . . . Challenging simulations – Thought-provoking worksheets . . . – Skits and roleplays These techniques are built into clear, easy-to-use lessons that keep your kids active as they absorb the Biblical truth of each lesson. Fields also provides you with a brief teaching outline in each lesson that you can present to bring the message home. Best of all, these lessons are so complete, they require very little preparation time. You’ll be able to build quality, creative Bible teaching into your busy schedule — with Creative Bible Lessons on the Life of Christ
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In Her Words
$35.99Add to cartIn Her Words illustrates the contributions made to contemporary Christian theology by the increasing number of female theologians. Oden compiles selections from the writings of major female theologians from the early church through the present. The older selections have been translated into modern English. Each selection is accompanied by a brief introduction outlining its historical and theological context. Selections from the early church include Perpetua, The Martyrdom of Crispina, The Martyrdom of Agape, Irene, and Chione; from the monastic and middle period are Clare of Assisi, Hildegard of Bingen, Leoba, Julian of Norwich, and Catherine of Siena; and post-1500 C.E. include Teresa of Avila, Jane de Chantal, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Georgia Harkness.
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Theology And Evangelism In The Wesleyan Heritage
$24.99Add to cartThis is the first volume specifically focused on the theology of evangelism in the Wesleyan tradition to be published inmore than twenty years. It contains essays written by key Methodist leaders from Asia, America, Europe, and Africa, thus offering a wide range of views of the nature and purpose of evangelism in the Wesleyan heritage and providing focused and stimulating theological reflection on the important topic. The essays give attention both to the theology of John Wesley and the evangelistic practices of Wesley’s Methodism and to the theological and institutional development of Methodist evangelism in the two hundred years since Wesley.
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Gospel Of Jesus
$47.00Add to cartWilliam Farmer has devoted much of his career to addressing the question of the relationship among the three Synoptic Gospels–Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In particular, Farmer has challenged the Two Source Hypothesis, which says that Mark is the earliest Gospel, and that Matthew and Luke used Mark and another document, called “Q,” as the two primary sources for their own Gospels. Instead, Farmer argues that Matthew was the Earliest Gospel, that Luke used Matthew and other traditions known to him, and that Mark used both Matthew and Luke in compiling a shorter, more ecumenical account of Jesus’ career. This competing theory is called the Two Gospel Hypothesis.
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Guide Through The New Testament (Workbook)
$23.00Add to cartThis guide to the New Testament, like its companion volume, A Guide Through the Old Testament, combines the background information of a textbook with the format of a workbook to create a unique resource for studying the New Testament. By eliciting as much active response from the reader as possible, Celia Sinclair provides the basis for personal hands-on study, direct reading of the scripture (including Old Testament references where appropriate), and a study guide for group discussion.
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Choral Therapy : Techniques And Exercises For The Church Choir
$14.99Add to cart“From the Publisher:” Many choir directors are not formally trained in all disciplines needed to direct a music program. “Choral Therapy” addresses an area that intimidates many directors: vocal training and how to increase the ability of the choir.
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Psalms : A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$60.00Add to cartPsalms by James L. Mays is part of the Interpretation series published by John Knox Press. This volume covers all of the psalms in 457 pages. Each psalm is given a discussion which does not exceed eight pages, and some are given one page at most. The format is terse, not notated, and is designed for teaching or preaching. The biblical text is the NRSV translation (not included), and the comments are by a person who has spent considerable time teaching the subject at the college/seminary level. The book is not written from an evangelical stand point, but is pointed toward helping the pastor/teacher reach his/her audience with the aspects of biblical usage of a given psalm.
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Everyday Anytime Guide To Christian Leadership
$12.00Add to cartThe Everyday, Anytime Guide to Christian Leadership is a book for you regardless of when or where you find yoursef leading. It provides a wonderful oppurtunity to learn about the real character of leadership from someone who models what he teaches.
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Union With Christ
$38.00Add to cartThe Columbia Series in Reformed Theology represents a joint commitment by Columbia Theological Seminary and Westminster John Knox Press to provide theological resources from the Reformed tradition for the church today. Volumes in this series are intended for scholars, theologians, pastors, and lay people who are committed to faith in search of understanding.
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Sin : Radical Evil In Soul And Society
$35.99Add to cartIn Sin: Radical Evil in Soul and Society, Ted Peters boldly revisits the dark side of human nature and the perennial categories of sin that have been glossed over by our pluralistic culture. Using numerous illustrations from everyday life as well as the social sciences, Peters examines the kinds of evil – both personal and societal mdash; that we all confront on a daily basis. Writing with the goal to both educate and inspire, Peters offers serious theological reflection on sin in a popular style, provides an up-to-date examination of Satanism, and introduces a provocative new theory about how sin works in daily life. An illuminating guide for the educated reader, regardless of field or walk of life, this compelling book forces everyone to ask the question “Am I a sinner?” while it simultaneously provides the gentle and much-needed reminder that God’s grace is available to all who answer in the affirmative.
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Faith And Reason
$19.99Add to cartChristians should not have an inferiority complex regarding the academic or intellectual integrity of their faith and should understand that Christian faith is also a rational faith. Faith and Reason has two major purposes. First, it is designed to introduce readers to the more important questions that link philosophy and religion. It explores philosophical questions. It is also written for pastors, Christian workers, and educated laypeople who want to know how to defend the Christian faith. The book includes discussion questions.
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Islam : An Introduction For Christians
$19.99Add to cartWhat do Muslims believe? How do Muslims pray and worship? What are the similarities and differences between Christianity and Islam? These and many other questions are answered in this informative introduction to Islam. Christians of all denominations will find reliable and up to date information on Islam and its relationship to Christianity. The first part of the book surveys the faith and life of Islam, exploring the subjects of the Qur’an, Muhammad, beliefs about God, justice and the law, women and family, death and eternal life. Part 2 tells about Islam in North America, both its early history and the current situatuion. Part 3 describes various groups and movements within Islam. Part 4 looks at Islam and Christianity, their encounters in history, the Bible and the Qur’an, and how Jesus is regarded by Muslims. Part 5 presents a Christian evaluation of Islam.
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Before The Wedding
$27.00Add to cartThe author points out important areas of study in preparing for marriage. He begins with the phrase “look before you leap,” which he then analyzes, giving to each word an important, distinct meaning related to the partners, their relationship, and the institution of marriage.
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Teaching For Spiritual Growth
$24.99Add to cartTeaching for Spiritual Growth deals with two important questions: 1) What does it mean to be spiritually mature ? and 2) What can the church do to help people grow spiritually? These questions are explored from the perspectives of theology, developmental psychology, and educational learning theory. The book integrates the three perspectives into a unified view of the teaching-learning process based on a biblical view of persons: 1. Theology: the divine side of spiritual growth. What does the nature of God tell us about teaching spiritual maturity? 2. Psychology: how God has designed people to grow. How does human development affect the process of achieving spiritual maturity? 3. Education: the learning process that produces spiritual growth. What is the process people go through to achieve spiritual maturity? The goal is to help readers develop a philosophy of Christian education that will be applicable to a variety of ministry contexts.
